NCOMPUTING LAUNCHES THE FIRST 3-IN-1 THIN CLIENT THAT DELIVERS A RICH PC EXPERIENCE AT 1/3RD THE COST OF PCS OR ANY OTHER THIN CLIENT

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MANILA, PHILIPPINES - March 16, 2012: NComputing, the world leader in end-to-end desktop virtualization solutions for small to midsize enterprises (SME) and education, today announced the NComputing M300, an entirely new virtual desktop device that redefines what is possible in a thin client.  The M300 delivers customers a 3-in-1 device that provides a rich PC experience to 3 users simultaneously at 1/3^rd the cost, using 1/3^rd the power and 1/3^rd the networking ports compared to PCs and other thin clients.  Customers can now deploy more computing per peso, spend less on power and facility upgrades, and manage with fewer IT resources.  Available immediately worldwide, the M300 is targeted at local workgroups from 3 to 45 users in environments like classrooms, labs, libraries, shared office workspaces, business centers and call centers.

The M300 3-in-1 thin-client is a breakthrough driven by advancements in 3 separate areas:

·         In Silicon:  The 2^nd-generation Numo™ 2 System-on-Chip (SoC) delivers the performance and rich user experience like having 3 PCs on a single chip.  Within a single chip, the Numo 2 delivers three dedicated graphics, video, and user subsystems across common infrastructure like memory, I/O, and power.  This multi-tenant architecture dramatically offloads processing from the server and minimizes the infrastructure and power needed to deliver high performance computing.

·         In Device Architecture:  The M300 thin-client device leverages the Numo 2 SoC to support 3 independent users across a single Ethernet port using a single power plug.  The M300 provides full HD-video and high-resolution graphics capabilities, allowing a rich PC experience in almost every work setting. 

·         In Software:  The vSpace Server software supports up to 45 concurrent M300 desktop sessions on a single consumer-class host PC.  With an extensive set of management tools, IT managers can deploy and maintain a Microsoft Windows or Linux-based environment in a fraction of the time compared to other solutions. 

“NComputing delivers unmatched price performance, most optimal capabilities and is the only technology vendor to provide the entire end-to-end VDI solution” said Manish Sharma, Vice President Asia Pacific, NComputing Inc. He added, “The new 3-in-1 M300 is a game changing product and will further strengthen our leadership position in the thin client segment in Asia Pacific.“

The M300 was built to be a simple, incredibly powerful, and highly affordable thin-client deployment option.  Working in tandem with NComputing’s vSpace Server 6.6 software, the M300 3-in-1 thin client kit allows an organization to add virtual PC desktops for a fraction of the cost of a PC.  Customers can lower cost of acquisition and energy costs by more than 75%, networking costs by 67% and support costs by up to 75% ­-- with no compromise in the quality of the computing experience for users.  For the M300, vSpace Server software enables up to 45 concurrent users to be hosted on a single operating system instance and on a single host computer.  An entire deployment can be measured in hours and managed by either IT professionals or those with only basic PC skills and time.  With these capabilities, the M300 3-in-1 thin-client kit multiplies the benefits of thin client computing in a virtual desktop environment.

Selected features of the M300 kit include:

·         3-in-1 client kit for desktop virtualization using a single LAN port and a single power plug

·         Second generation Numo™ 2 SoC (System-on-Chip) provides PC-quality HD video streaming without excessive host-side processing

·         Connection over Ethernet for flexibility and performance

·         PC level performance for desktop applications

·         Seamless HD video performance (up to 720p) and multimedia experience on standard Windows or Linux environments, including YouTube and other web multimedia content

·         USB 2.0 port for peripheral support and two USB ports for mouse and keyboard

·         Microphone and audio-out to support interactive communications and recording

·         Energy-efficient
(typically 2 watts per user), compact, and reliable (no fans or disks)

·         Powerful vSpace™ Server 6.6 desktop virtualization software is included

o    Up to 45 M300-based users per host massively lowers management and overall computing costs

o    Unique Windows User Accounts for 3 to 45 M300 client devices

o    Easy to set up, maintain, manage and secure

o    Remote management software included

Like the Numo 1 SoC in the best-selling NComputing L300, the Numo 2 is powered by an A9 chip, providing extensive processing capability for graphics and HD video.  As a follow on to NComputing’s highly successful PCI-based X-Series, the M300 delivers superior graphics & HD video streaming capabilities, increases the number of users per host PC, connects at distance with Ethernet, and provides support for USB 2.0.

The M300 is available immediately, at a suggested retail price of PHP 5,600 per seat in the Philippines. 

About NComputing
NComputing, Inc. is the fastest growing desktop virtualization company in the world with over 20 million daily users in 140 countries. The company's award-winning, patented technology lowers desktop computing costs, improves manageability, and reduces both energy consumption and e-waste. It is the perfect solution for leveraging the power and potential of PCs and cloud computing. To learn more about NComputing, visit www.ncomputing.com

adidas St. Patrick’s Rose 2.5 Edition

Dubbed "St. Paddy's," this Kelly green colorway of the shoe hooks up to the Chicago Bulls' special green uniforms when they played last St. Patrick's Day, one of the most celebrated holidays in the Chicago area.

In 2006, the Chicago Bulls were one of three teams to take part in the NBA's first-ever St. Patrick's Day uniform celebration. The shoe features a luckskin nubuck upper that also ties back to the colors of Derrick's childhood school, Beasley Academy.

Avail of your own adiZero Rose 2.5 St. Paddy’s in the following stores: adidas Trinoma, Greenbelt 3, SM Mall of Asia, Sm North EDSA, Cebu and Titan. It retails at Php 7,295.

Expect a clean and green 2012 Palarong Pambansa!

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This is the pronouncement of Education Secretary Br. Armin Luistro FSC during the signing of the memorandum of understanding between the department and this year’s host the provincial government of Pangasinan represented by Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr.

Luistro said the department will seriously pursue the campaign to make the Palaro an environment-friendly event by requiring food caterers to dispense with plastic and styrofor in the preparation of meals. “We started this in Dipolog, Zamboanga last year, we will do it better this year,” said Luistro.

On another clean aspect, Luistro announced that the DepEd will ensure that athlete screening and games officiating will be clean and fair to all in keeping with the true spirit of the sporting event.

“The Palaro is a venue for values formation among our youth, this is where positive Filipino values should apply,” he explained.

Luistro added that the Palaro should not be made a once-a- year event but a continuing activity to really develop the athletic prowess and sportsmanship of the young. Likewise, the games venue should not be so constructed as to last for just a year. “It should be made to last for years so that many athletes can use it for a continuous sports program."


As stipulated in DepEd Memo No. 22 series of 2012, this year’s host of the annual national sporting event is the provincial government of Pangasinan and DepEd Regional Office 1 assisted by the schools division office of Pangasinan and the city schools division offices of San Carlos City and Dagupan City.

Luistro describes the Palaro as an important component of the basic education curriculum because it promotes physical education and sports which are part of the full development of the youth’s potential. “When we say total human development, we mean to develop persons who are physically fit, socially responsible and globally competitive,” he said.

DepEd has allocated some P136.5 million for this year’s Palaro. Most of the events will be played at the Narciso Ramos Sports Center in Lingayen while the rest will be in the cities of San Carlos and Dagupan and the towns of Bugallon and Binmaley. Some 10,000 athletes, coaches and sports officials from the country’s 17 regions are expected to participate in the country’s biggest sports spectacle.

Student –athletes who stand out from the Palaro serve as feeder to the National Sports Associations for further training for international competitions. “In a way, the results of the Palaro provide a database for a more sound and relevant school development program,” added Luistro.

The sporting events are athletics, arnis, badminton, baseball, basketball, boxing, chess, football, gymnastics (women’s artistic gymnastics, men’s artistic gymnastic and rhythmic gymnastics), sipa takraw, sepak takraw, softball, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, and volleyball.

For the differently-abled, there is goalball, aquatics, bocce, long jump, shot put and 100, 200 and 400 meter dash.

The 2012 Palarong Pambansa is set from May 6 to 12, 2012 to be participated in by elementary and secondary students from public and private schools.

FERRELL, GALIFIANAKIS WRAP FILMING “THE CAMPAIGN”

            Filming has concluded on Warner Bros.' “The Campaign,” starring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis as competing candidates in a no-holds-barred race for congress.  The new comedy from “Meet the Parents” director Jay Roach is scheduled to open in Philippine theaters on August 2012.

Will Ferell and Zach Galifianakis

            The film also stars Jason Sudeikis, Dylan McDermott and Katherine LaNasa, with John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd and Brian Cox. 

         

           In “The Campaign,” when long-term congressman Cam Brady (Ferrell) commits a major public gaffe before an upcoming election, a pair of ultra-wealthy CEOs plot to put up a rival candidate and gain influence over their North Carolina district.  Their man: naïve Marty Huggins (Galifianakis), director of the local Tourism Center.  At first, Marty appears to be the unlikeliest possible choice but, with the help of his new benefactors’ support, a cutthroat campaign manager and his family’s political connections, he soon becomes a contender who gives the charismatic Cam plenty to worry about.  As election day closes in, the two are locked in a dead heat, with insults quickly escalating to injury until all they care about is burying each other, in this mud-slinging, back-stabbing, home-wrecking battle that takes today’s political circus to its logical next level.  Because even when you think campaign ethics have hit rock bottom, there’s room to dig a whole lot deeper.  

Directed by Jay Roach and written by Chris Henchy & Shawn Harwell, the film is produced by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Jay Roach and Zach Galifianakis.  Amy Sayres, Jon Poll and Chris Henchy serve as executive producers.  

        

            The creative filmmaking team includes director of photography Jim Denault (Emmy nominee for HBO’s “Carnivàle”); production designer Michael Corenblith (Oscar® nominee for “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and “Apollo 13”); editors Craig Alpert (“Knocked Up,” “Borat”) and Jon Poll (“Meet the Fockers”); and costume designer Daniel Orlandi (“The Blind Side”). 

            “The Campaign” was filmed in and around New Orleans, beginning in October of 2011.  It will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company

School of Hard Knocks: Black and Blue Colorway

Manila, Philippines – adidas launches the black and blue colorway as inspired by Derrick Rose’s hard fought path to the NBA from the physical style of play at Murray Park in the Englewood neighborhood of Derrick's hometown of Chicago. The shoe features tumbled, full grain leather and luxury nubuck upper for a smooth off-court look to rep the style of his hometown.

World Glaucoma Week

I only knew glaucoma as one of the condition that got my late grandmother operated years ago. It was only until the event that I attended last March 7 at Shangri-la Hotel Makati that I was able to know and aware that there is more to glaucoma than meets the eye.

The bad news is that it can't be avoided. There's no surgery to cure it but it can be remedied by laser treatment. According to the panel of ophthalmologists, it could be hereditary. If it is inherited or there's a family history of glaucoma, a family member should be aware what age when the glaucoma started. You can only know it's glaucoma when it only started.

There are many kinds of glaucoma. as well as causes. One cause is from people who already have a history of glaucoma. As I mentioned, it can also be inherited. Glaucoma does not regard race or gender but it is common to the elderly.

On March 12 - 16, 2012, World Glaucoma Day is being observed. Even though it happens in a week, the campaign of glaucoma awareness should not stop. As their campaign line says, "Don't let glaucoma darken your life". The optic nerves are responsible to transmit what we see to our brains. When it is damaged, the vision will decrease slowly. If you have signs of blurry vision and eye pain, start seeing your ophthalmologist. Have your eyes screen as early as possible.

There are some facts that we should be aware. Diabetes is also a risk factor for glaucoma, hypertension increases eye pressure. To avoid these risks, healthy diet, exercise and nourishment still helps. Less smoking also helps avoid risks. The higher the age, the higher the risks when it starts developing. When it occurs, it becomes permanent and irreversible.